近距离内射合集

SANTA FE 鈥� A large black bear that clambered into a tree in Fort Marcy Park this week might have nabbed an early seat for Friday鈥檚 annual Burning of Zozobra before moving on from the city greensward by Tuesday.

鈥淗e came down overnight,鈥� said Interim Santa Fe Police Chief Ben Valdez. 鈥淥ur guys went out this morning about 7 to check on (the bear鈥檚) status. It was already gone by the time they went there.鈥�

Officers searched the area, but the large mammal locals reported wandering the 30-acre park Monday was nowhere to be found.

New Mexico Department of Wildlife officers monitored the bear for several hours Monday afternoon, but couldn鈥檛 safely tranquilize and relocate the animal after it climbed higher into the tree in response to a growing crowd of onlookers.

Fort Marcy Park is set to host the annual burning of the 50-foot-tall marionette known as Old Man Gloom on Friday night, attracting thousands of attendees to the city鈥檚 northside greenspace.

The sighting is one of dozens to take place around New Mexico this year as worsening drought and an unyielding wildfire season have caused wildlife to migrate in search of food and water.

鈥淵ou do start getting some different wildlife behaviors when they鈥檙e searching for forage and a place to drink,鈥� Joe Zupan, executive director of Amigos Bravos, told the Journal in June.

Valdez said the Frijoles Fire burning in the Pecos Wilderness of the Santa Fe National Forest northeast of the city is likely a factor in the 18 bear-related calls his office received in August 鈥� a 375% increase over sightings in July. No bear sightings were reported by Santa Fe residents in August 2025 and just one in August 2024.

鈥淭he big change this year is with the fire,鈥� he said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 just a lot more activity that we鈥檝e seen in our community.鈥�

A total of two bear sightings were reported on Monday in the City Different, with two more again on Tuesday: One in the 1000 block of Camino Rancheros and another in the 200 block of Rendon Road.

While Valdez said some of those sightings may have been the same bear that climbed into the tree in Fort Marcy Park this week, one appeared to be a female that had recently given birth to a cub, which was seen trailing her around 2 a.m. Tuesday.

Wildlife officials have euthanized over 100 bears this year in response to depredation complaints, and property owners are estimated to have killed 58 more.

Valdez emphasized that harming or hunting bear in city limits is strictly prohibited, adding that it鈥檚 important to remain calm and provide ample space if a bear is spotted.

鈥淚f there鈥檚 a bear, and it鈥檚 not causing any huge concern and it鈥檚 not a danger, give it its room so that it can move on and get to its destination,鈥� he said. 鈥淲ith all the wildfires, they鈥檙e looking for a food source and they鈥檙e kind of displaced. If it鈥檚 a safety concern, please call us.鈥�

John Miller is the Journal鈥檚 northern New Mexico correspondent. He can be reached at jmiller@abqjournal.com.